Word: merit
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Hermione would not approve! At the HPC Xmas party, one VIP guest was overhead using some language that would merit howler. When she called a certain twin (which one? doesn’t matter) a name that rhymes with witch, she showed her true colors as a diva. Seems like the vodka went straight to her underaged head. Good thing her driver wisked her promptly back to Brown...Someone was naughty this past weekend when they got a little too frisky on Santa’s lap, causing Mrs. Claus to get her panties in a twist. Mrs. C. proceeded...
According to Smith’s e-mail yesterday afternoon, faculty and staff members will be eligible to receive a 2 percent “merit-based salary increase...
...change America's course we need to change ourselves, our expectations and our willingness to accept the unacceptable. When we refuse to allow our children to receive a trophy for participation, we are on the road to restoring the meaning of merit in our Republic. When we insist that no one is too big to fail, we will be able to learn from our mistakes...
Though his argument is not without merit, we worry that Obama’s lack of commitment to protecting democracy will give Afghan citizens a sense that the U.S. is not fully committed to their well-being and that the Afghan government is no more legitimate than the parallel one operated by the Taliban. They, and Pakistan, will rightly continue to hedge their bets and be non-committal to either warring party...
...likely pulled the stunt in order to garner media attention and increase her chance of being chosen for the television show. It seems like this pair of Virginia socialites with a (deservedly) unflattering reputation wanted to attract the spotlight without doing anything to truly merit it. Their tactics—including posting photos of the event on Facebook—reveal as much...